Shoe stand with polishing cloth guides



Jan. 15, 1952 G. J. SHERIN SHOE STAND WITH POLISHING CLOTH GUIDES Filed June 11, 1948 INVENTOR.

G/LL/HED J. SHEk/N flrraeNEnS Patented Jan. 15, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT SHOE STAND WITHPOLISHING CLOTH GUIDES Gilliard J. Sherin, Seattle, Wash. Application-lune 11, 1948, Serial No. 32,458

This invention relates to a shoe shining and cleaning means, and it has reference more particularly to suchmeans designed to be manually operated by the person wearing the shoes that are to be cleaned or shined; it being the principal object of theinvention to provide a practical, inexpensive, effective and easy-to use means for the quick dusting ofi, shining or polishing of shoes.

More specifically stated, it is an object of the invention to provide a shoe shining means that is especially useful in homes, ofiices or shops merely for the wiping off of dust or dirt, but which is also practical for shining after polish has been applied, and which device comprises a foot plate on which the foot that wears the shoe that is to be shined or cleaned is rested, during the shining operation, and which plate is equipped along opposite sides thereof with guides about which a strip of suitable polishing or shining cloth may be passed, to guide the strip across the foot and hold it in shining contact with the shoe as it is reciprocated endwise; this being accomplished by the user by grasping the strip at its opposite ends.

Still further objects of the invention reside in the details of construction, combination and relationship of parts, and in the mode of use of the device, as will hereinafter be fully described.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, I have provided the improved details of construction, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a top, or plan view of the foot plate which comprises a principal part of the present invention, particularly illustrating the location and application of the guide rods for the polishing strip.

Fig. 2 is a side View of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the use of the present device, and showing therein a position of the fabric strip for shining the toe portion of the shoe.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

In its present preferred form of construction, the present device comprises a base plate, or what I will hereinafter refer to as the foot plate, l0. Preferably this plate comprises a single, fiat piece of wood, cut substantially to the shape of the outline, i plan, of a shoe, and in dimensions longer and preferably somewhat wider than the shoes that are to be shined thereon. Across the toe end portion, the plate I is equipped on its under side with a support H, comprising a strip a 1 Claim. (Cl. 15-=-266) 2 a of wood about one inch high fixed rigidly thereto. When the plate I!) is placed properly on a floor or other surface for use, the cross strip II will operate to give the plate an upwardslcpefrom its heel to toe portion that is desirable and advantageous to easier use of the device. 7 1

Fixed to the plate It, lengthwise thereof,,and

along its opposite sidesthereof, and spaced about:

one-half inch from the plateedge, as best notedare formed from a continuous strip of stiff wire. The strip is bent intermediate its ends to provide a saddle portion l3 in which the heel end of the plate is disposed. The vertical portions l4-|4 at opposite sides of the saddle are held by staples l5 driven into opposite sides of the plate. The rods I 2|2 extend forwardly along the plate as seen in Fig. 1 and at their forward ends are turned inwardly, then vertically downward, as at l6, then again inwardly so that the end portions l'll 1 are secured between the bot tom of the plate I0 and the supporting block I l. The parts l6 are secured by staples I8 applied thereover and driven into the side edges of the plate.

The rods so assembled are held in fixed relationship with the plate and the rods are of such rigidity as to withstand the pull of the shining cloth in use as presently described.

In connection with the foot plate as above described, I also use a flexible strip of polishing cloth 20, or other suitable material, about three inches wide and from four and one-half to five feet long. In use, this strip is threaded across the top of the plate [0 and passed downwardly at the opposite edges of the plate beneath the rods l2-l 2, and its opposite ends are then drawn upwardly by the user by grasping them in the hands as shown in Fig. 3.

To use the device for shoe shining or polishing, the plate In is placed on the floor, or upon any other supporting surface as shown in Fig. 3, and

/ the foot wearing the shoe that is to be shined J is then planted firmly upon the plate, as nearly 45 centered as possible, and down pressure is ap-. plied to hold the plate firm. The portion of the applied shoe is placed beneath the strip where it crosses the plate [0 and between rods |2-I2, and the parts then assume the position as shown in Fig. 3.

By drawing the strip 20 taut, and reciprocating it endwise, it will effect the cleaning and shining of the engaged part of the shoe as is well understood by persons familiar with the art. The 55 entire outer surface of the shoe may easily be in-Fig; 1, are rigid guide rods ilk-l2. Theserods covered, by working the strip forwardly or rearwardly along the guide rods I2-|2 between toe and heel portions, and by tilting the foot or shifting it sidewise or endwise as may be required to permit that portion of the strip, as drawn between the guide rods, or as drawn from either guide rod to the hands, to be engaged with the shoe. A few uses of the device enables one to very eifectively and thoroughly polishor clean the shoe. If a shoe polish is used, this can be applied to the shoe before the polishing cloth is used.

Devices of this kind may be made of various materials. fixed to a supporting surface so that pressure or weight of the foot need not be applied to hold it in place.

Such shoe shining or cleaning devices are inexpensive, easy to use, and practical and effective for their intended uses.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A support for use in shoe shining operations comprising a foot plate adapted to be rested at the heel end upon the floor, a cross-bar fixed to the said plate at the underside and across the toe portion to support that portion at a substantial elevation above the heel end, and a single length of stiff wire bent at a medial portion to If desired, the foot piece could be them against outward displacement.

GILLIARD J. SHERIN.

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